Child&#39;s sleeping garment



June 15, 1954 w. J. MUN'RO cmw's SLEEPING 'GARMENT mea ,June 11, i952 lINVENTOR. WALTER J. MUNRO A'YWHAJ Patented June 15, 1954 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE CHILDS SLEEPING GARMENT Walter J. Munro, New York, N. Y.

Application June 11, 1952, Serial No. 292,834

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in childrenssleeping garments.

The principal object of the invention is the provision of an improvedchildrens sleeping garment of the sleeping bag type which is adaptableto the increases in size of a child.

Another object of the invention is to construct the garment in suchmanner as to facilitate the changing of the childs upper and lowerundergarments without necessitating the complete uncovering of thechild.

Still another object of the invention is the provision of a generallyimproved garment of the type involved.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational View of the garment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary enlargement of a portion of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

v Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view on line 4-4 of Fig.2.

Fig. 5 is an elevational View similar to Fig. 1 but illustrates amodified construction.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged, fragmentary, perspective view of a portion of thegarment of Fig. 5.

Referring first to Figs. 1-3 the garment of the invention comprises asleeping bag I@ of suitable material such as wool flannel or the like,having a neck opening i I suitably taped with satin binding I2 or thelike. Extending from the neck opening II down the front of the bag tothe lower end thereof is an opening I3 closed by a slide fastener Illhaving two tabs I5 and I6 for unfastening the same. As shown tab Iii islocated at the top of the slide fastener and is moved downwardly tounfasten the latter whereas the tab I6 is located at the bottom of theslide fastener and is moved upwardly to unfasten the same.

The construction thus far described is such that the sleeping bag may beopened either from the top or from the bottom to change the upper orlower undergarments of the child without necessitating the completeuncovering of the child.

The lower end of sleeping bag Il) is provided with a pair of openings I1to the edges of which ribbed cuiets I8 are secured by stitching 20.Secured to the outer face of each cufflet I8 and diametrally opposed toone another are the mating sections 2| and. 22 of a snap fastener. Asshown the snap fastener sections 2I and 22 are secured to the cuflietsadjacent the edges of openings I'I rather than adjacent the free ends ofthe cuiflets.

When the sleeping bag I0 is used for a small child the cuiliets I8 arepushed into the sleeping bag through the openings I1 and the snapfastener sections 2| and 22 are engaged with one another to seal theopening through the cufets. It is to be noted that the positioning ofthe snap fastener elements adjacent the edges of the openings Il in thesleeping bag aids in sealing the openings through the cufflets. However,as the child using the garment grows, the cufets may be extended asshown in Fig. 1 and the feet of the child inserted therethrough. It isto be noted that the ribbed nature of the cuiilets assures a snug ltthereof on the legs of the child.

As best shown in Fig. 1 the sleeping bag is also provided with shortarms 23 which terminate in ribbed cuffs 24 that fit snugly on the armsof the wearer.

Referring now to Fig. 2 means are provided to adjust the size of theneck opening I I and still to prevent baring of the wearers chest. Asshown, the frontal opening I3 of the garment eX- tends to the neckopening II and the taping I2 at one side of said frontal opening isprovided on its inner face with a snap fastener element 25. At the otherside of opening I3 the taping I2 is extended beyond the edge of theopening and binds the upper edge of a flap 2B which may be of the samematerial as the sleeping bag and which extends downward across thefrontal opening I3. Preferably, iiap 26 is doubled and is secured to theinner face of the sleeping bag at the edge of opening I3 as shown inFig. 4. Secured to the extension of taping I2 are a plurality of snapfastener elements 21 adapted to be engaged selectively by the snapfastener element 25 described above.

The construction is such that when slide fastener I4 is fastened all theway up to neck opening II by tab I5, the Snap fastener element 25 may beengaged with the snap fastener element 21 farthest therefrom to preventaccidental opening of the slide fastener. However, as the child grows,it may be necessary to increase the size of neck opening II. In thiscase the tab I5 is not drawn all the way up to the neck opening and thesnap fastener element 25 is engaged with the mating element 21appropriate to the neck open ing size required. When the frontal openingI3 is thus left open at the top the flap 26 covers and protects thechest of the child the same as if said opening was closed completely.

Referring now to Figs. 5 and 6 wherein like parts are given the samereference numerals as hereinabove with a prime added there is discloseda modied form of the invention in which the sleeping bag consists of anupper portion 28 and a lower portion 29. As shown, the two halves 28 and29 of the garment overlap and are secured together by a plurality ofcircumferentially spaced snap fasteners 30. Each half of the garment isprovided with a frontal opening closed by a slide fastener 3|.

The modified construction is such that either the upper or lower half ofthe garment may be opened to gain access to the wearer the same asdescribed above, and also such that either half of the garment may beremoved without disturbing the other.

The sleeves or arms 23' of the modied garment are not provided withcuffs as described hereinabove, but rather are provided with mitten typeends 32 which completely cover the hands of the wearer. However, asshown in Fig. 6 an opening 33 is provided at the juncture of each mitten32 with the associated sleeve 23 so that the hands of the wearer may beextended from the sleeves rather than into the mittens.

In all other respects the modified garment is identical with thatdescribed above.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is to be 4 understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modifications coming within the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

A childs sleeping garment comprising a sleeping bag adapted to becompletely closed, said sleeping bag including openings at the lower endthereof, exterior cufflets secured to said openings and formingextensions of the bag around said openings, and fastening means on saidcuiflets adjacent the end where the cufllets are secured to the garmentopenings, said cuillets being adapted to bemoved to inverted positioninside the lower end of the bag, wherein the fastening means comprisecooperating snap fasteners secured to the outer face of opposed sides ofeach cuiet.

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